Good afternoon! The Rundown will likely be off on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I’ll be again in your inbox Tuesday afternoon. Right here’s what else you could know at present.
1. Donald Trump’s tariff risk has Chicago’s development trade bracing for influence
Some builders and contractors are taking a wait-and-see strategy, whereas others are scrambling to organize for taxes that would improve costs, my colleague Abby Miller experiences for the Chicago Solar-Occasions.
The tariffs would additionally come at a time when Chicago is predicted to see the beginning of a number of mega-projects, such because the United Heart’s 1901 Mission and the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park in South Chicago — making the already excessive challenge value tags soar even increased. They might additionally decelerate town’s growth pipeline.
“Earlier than there was even discuss of the tariffs, we’ve had a difficulty with not sufficient cranes within the sky,” stated Tom Cuculich, government director of the commerce affiliation Chicagoland Related Basic Contractors. “The development economic system in Chicago has been difficult. The pipeline of tasks has been down. … It’s a difficult market with taxes and political uncertainty and the like.”
Some development corporations are stockpiling materials and searching for industrial out of doors cupboard space, a distinct segment within the logistics market, and demand for that house has elevated within the final 90 days, Mike Freitag, government vice chairman at NAI Hiffman, instructed the Solar-Occasions.
And whereas bigger manufacturers and corporations have the time and monetary assets to develop their provide chain exterior of nations that could possibly be hit by increased tariffs, newer and small companies don’t all the time have that luxurious. [Chicago Sun-Times]
The courtroom’s resolution at present means new customers received’t be capable of obtain the app and updates received’t be obtainable, ultimately making it unworkable on the telephones of present customers, The Related Press experiences.
The justices cited the chance to nationwide safety posed by the app’s ties to China, saying the problem overcame considerations about limiting speech for its 170 million U.S. customers.
President-elect Donald Trump vowed he might negotiate an answer and President Joe Biden’s administration has signaled it received’t implement the legislation that takes impact Sunday, his ultimate full day in workplace.
Throughout arguments, the justices had been instructed by a lawyer for TikTok and mum or dad ByteDance Ltd. how tough it might be to consummate a deal, particularly since Chinese language legislation restricts the sale of the proprietary algorithm that has made the social media platform wildly profitable. [AP]
In the meantime, right here’s what to find out about RedNote, the Chinese language app American TikTokkers are becoming a member of. [NPR]
3. What might occur to vaccines in Illinois when Donald Trump takes workplace
Well being professionals are bracing for the way vaccination ranges in Illinois might change underneath the brand new administration, my colleague Kristen Schorsch experiences for WBEZ.
Trump’s decide to guide the U.S. Division of Well being and Human Providers, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is skeptical of vaccines and will doubtlessly wield lots of energy over entry to all the things from measles to polio pictures — illnesses that may be debilitating and deadly.
Vaccination necessities for varsity are a state-level resolution. Illinois requires a number of vaccines for kids in day care by means of highschool and recommends others. However the Meals and Drug Administration has leeway in deciding whether or not to approve a vaccine, and the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention makes vaccine suggestions.
“If the CDC doesn’t suggest a vaccine, it’s laborious to see how many individuals are going to go get it, not to mention a physician feeling snug saying they need to,” stated Jen Kates, senior vice chairman and director of worldwide well being and HIV coverage on the nonprofit well being coverage analysis group KFF. [WBEZ]
Damariz and her husband Maethee each arrived in america at age 3. She got here from Mexico; he got here from Thailand. They grew up in Chicago with out authorized standing within the nation.
Greater than a decade later, Damariz and Maethee each have grasp’s levels and jobs. She is an ethics and spirituality instructor and the campus minister at a Catholic highschool within the northern suburbs. He’s a software program developer and works from residence with the newborn. The couple rents a two-bedroom residence in Rogers Park. They’ve pet rabbits and two vehicles.
Trump’s promise of a mass “home deportation” was a pillar of his marketing campaign. Damariz and Maethee stated they’re nervous about their household — and the likelihood they could possibly be separated from their son, who has U.S. citizenship as a result of he was born within the nation. [WBEZ]
5. This small Chicago firm delivers never-before-seen operas to an intense fanbase
Since Haymarket Opera Firm’s debut in 2011, it has carried the mantle for baroque vocal works in Chicago, filling smaller venues akin to Mayne Stage and DePaul College’s Jarvis Opera Corridor for operas and oratorios by the likes of Telemann, Monteverdi and plenty of near-forgotten however deserving composers (and likewise Handel and Purcell).
Within the baroque period, new operas got here and went shortly from levels. They weren’t revived typically, in contrast to at present, once you by no means have to attend lengthy for the subsequent Magic Flute or La bohème. Due to that contemporaneous disposability, many of the works Haymarket presents are Chicago premieres. Continuously, they’re additionally U.S. premieres or fashionable premieres, having been rescued from dusty archives.
Due to the extreme fandom and the once-in-centuries appearances of lots of the operas, Haymarket’s performances nearly all the time promote out. Tickets for this season’s performances go on sale Jan. 21, and events can purchase sooner reasonably than later, WBEZ contributor Graham Meyer writes. [WBEZ]
Right here’s what else is occurring
- President-elect Donald Trump moved his inauguration indoors, citing frigid temperatures. [NPR]
- Medicare will goal 15 extra medication for value negotiations — together with Ozempic. [NPR]
- Right here’s why mortgage charges are again above 7%. [NPR]
- Chicago rapper Cassius Tae discusses the artwork of freestyling and making songs for ladies. [Vocalo]
Oh, and yet another factor …
Dre Rodriguez based Luv Metropolis to attach with Chicago’s Gen Z youth and maintain them out of bother by getting them off their cellphones and making films, my colleague Anna Savchenko experiences for WBEZ.
The thought for this system got here to Rodriguez after he spent a decade in federal jail for drug dealing. His son, Little Dre, was a toddler when he went away. However as soon as he returned, he noticed his now-11-year-old was gravitating towards the road life he fought laborious to depart behind.
Rodriguez labored for a violence prevention program after his launch, the place he mentored gang-involved youth of his son’s era in Pilsen. Since all of them had been glued to their cellphones, Rodriguez searched for tactics he might join with them by means of their tech. [WBEZ]
Inform me one thing good …
I need all the nice and cozy and comforting meals proper now. So I’m questioning, what’s your favourite place to get soup within the Chicago space?
Marcia writes:
“Among the finest purveyors of soup on the North Shore is As soon as Upon a Bagel in Highland Park. Apart from the fabulous matzo ball soup, their mushroom barley is to not be missed.”
Mary Kay writes:
“My home! I simply made Roasted Crimson Pepper Tomato soup…so good with a gooeeyy cheese sandwich! (The soup is wholesome, the sammy not a lot!)”
And Jesse writes:
“I like the construct your personal noodle bowl at Ken Kee Restaurant in Chinatown. There are many totally different choices to decide on — from the kind of noodle, to toppings, to the broth.”
Thanks for all of the responses this week! I’m sorry I couldn’t embody all of them, however it was nice listening to from everybody.
